fool
To trick; to deceiveTo trick; to deceive.
» He is anything but a fool.
Er ist alles andere als ein Narr.
Er ist ganz und gar kein Dummkopf.
Er ist alles andere als dumm.
Он кто угодно, только не дурак.
Он кто угодно, но только не дурак.
Він хто завгодно, тільки не дурень.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To trick; to deceive.
täuschen, schwindeln, betrügen
дури́тьdurítʹ, обдури́тьobdurítʹ, дура́читьduráčitʹ
(intransitive)To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
1681/1682, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar Is this a time for fooling?
(archaic)To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
дура́читьсяduráčitʹsja
make a fool or dupe of
Examples
1142 sentencesHe is anything but a fool.
Він хто завгодно, тільки не дурень. — uaspeaker
ruОн кто угодно, только не дурак. — Hellerick
deEr ist alles andere als ein Narr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm not going to fool myself.
Я не маю наміру дурити себе. — shanghainese
I know Tom isn't a fool.
Я знаю, що Том не дурень. — deniko
You can't fool me so easily.
Ти не обдуриш мене так легко. — Ahha
Did you think you could fool me?
Ти думав, що можеш мене обудрити? — deniko
ruТы думал, что можешь меня одурачить? — marafon
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English fol (“fool”), from Old French fol (cf. modern French fou (“mad”)) fromFrom Middle English fol (“fool”), from Old French fol (cf. modern French fou (“mad”)) from Latin follis. Doublet of fals and follis. Displaced native Old English dwæs.
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Forms
fools, fooling, fooled, fooledPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbsSynonyms
18 synonyms- make a fool or dupe of:gullbefool
- indulge in horseplay:horse aroundarse aroundfool around
- fool or hoax:gulldupeslangbefoolcodput ontake input one over
- spend frivolously and unwisely:fritterfrivol awaydissipateshootfritter awayfool away
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Short and long vowels — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- made a fool
- a fool of
- was a fool
- able to fool
- fool of himself
- fool of yourself
- a fool to
- tried to fool
- fool of myself
- like a fool
- such a fool
- fooling around